Tympanocryptis petersi
Tympanocryptis petersi, the lined earless dragon, is a species of agama found in South Australia.[1][2] The specific epithet, petersi, honours Wilhelm Carl Hartwig Peters, who described the genus and type species, Tympanocryptis lineata.[1]
| Tympanocryptis petersi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Tympanocryptis |
| Species: | T. petersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tympanocryptis petersi Melville, Chaplin, Hipsley, Sarre, Sumner, & Hutchinson, 2019 | |
References
- Tympanocryptis petersi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-10-31.
- Jane Melville; Kirilee Chaplin; Christy Anna Hipsley; Stephen D Sarre; Joanna Sumner; Mark Hutchinson (18 December 2019). "Integrating phylogeography and high-resolution X-ray CT reveals five new cryptic species and multiple hybrid zones among Australian earless dragons". Royal Society Open Science. 6 (12): 191166. doi:10.1098/RSOS.191166. ISSN 2054-5703. PMC 6936289. PMID 31903207. Wikidata Q92424569.
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